Recommended route for North York Moors Run?

[Gewy]

Hi All
I'll be staying near Malton for a few days in the near future and fancy doing an early morning run. Can anybody recommend a route starting/finishing at Malton?
cheers
Paul

[Hemingway]

Yep, what cars and how long do you want the route to be? Loads of great roads to choose from. Have you got a TomTom? If so, I will do you an ITN file.

[rhinochopig]

I posted one up in the NY forum a while ago, but basically my Sunday morning route:

Start at Helmsley,
North up the Helmsley TT - B1257
Right at the RAB to Grt Ayton / Guisborough.
Follow signs to Guisborough - Shell Garage if you need fuel.
Through Guisborough signed to Whiby - taking in the fantastic Stoop Brough Hill Climb
Follow road to whitby and then turn right onto road to Castleton - Basically Evo's test route
Through Castleton via Blakey Ridge to Hutten-le-hole.
Through HLH to Scarborough road then right back to Helmsley for Tea and Medals.

Enjoy. There are some variations if you don't need fuel. Right before the bridge in Ayton for example and then follow the twisties up to Castleton. Or left on the Scarborough road and then left in Pickering up the Whitby / Pickering road via Hole of Horcum, and then loop back.

[Gewy]

Hemingway said:

Yep, what cars and how long do you want the route to be? Loads of great roads to choose from. Have you got a TomTom? If so, I will do you an ITN file.

We'll be in a 996tt and 944t, looking for a run of 2+ hours. Thanks for the offer of a TomTom file, but unfortunately stuck with out of date PCM2
Cheers
Paul

[Gewy]

rhinochopig said:

I posted one up in the NY forum a while ago, but basically my Sunday morning route:

Start at Helmsley,
North up the Helmsley TT - B1257
Right at the RAB to Grt Ayton / Guisborough.
Follow signs to Guisborough - Shell Garage if you need fuel.
Through Guisborough signed to Whiby - taking in the fantastic Stoop Brough Hill Climb
Follow road to whitby and then turn right onto road to Castleton - Basically Evo's test route
Through Castleton via Blakey Ridge to Hutten-le-hole.
Through HLH to Scarborough road then right back to Helmsley for Tea and Medals.

Enjoy. There are some variations if you don't need fuel. Right before the bridge in Ayton for example and then follow the twisties up to Castleton. Or left on the Scarborough road and then left in Pickering up the Whitby / Pickering road via Hole of Horcum, and then loop back.

Thanks for the route just the sort of thing I was looking for; approximately how long would it take with an early start and anywhere 'traffic' is a problem
Cheers
Paul

[rhinochopig]

Gewy said:

rhinochopig said:

I posted one up in the NY forum a while ago, but basically my Sunday morning route:

Start at Helmsley,
North up the Helmsley TT - B1257
Right at the RAB to Grt Ayton / Guisborough.
Follow signs to Guisborough - Shell Garage if you need fuel.
Through Guisborough signed to Whiby - taking in the fantastic Stoop Brough Hill Climb
Follow road to whitby and then turn right onto road to Castleton - Basically Evo's test route
Through Castleton via Blakey Ridge to Hutten-le-hole.
Through HLH to Scarborough road then right back to Helmsley for Tea and Medals.

Enjoy. There are some variations if you don't need fuel. Right before the bridge in Ayton for example and then follow the twisties up to Castleton. Or left on the Scarborough road and then left in Pickering up the Whitby / Pickering road via Hole of Horcum, and then loop back.

Thanks for the route just the sort of thing I was looking for; approximately how long would it take with an early start and anywhere 'traffic' is a problem
Cheers
Paul

Depends on how you drive etc. but it takes about 1.5-2.0 hours depending on the specific route. For example, if you cut back at Ayton then you save a lot of time not going so far north and stopping for fuel. That said, a clear run up Stoop Brough in something fast and grippy is a lot of fun

Re: Time of day - traffic is never really bad except on sunny weekends, but obviously the earlier the better.

The 1257 is a very minor commuter route to those working in and around Boro, so does get some traffic on it after 8.00, but at that time it is people doing the speed limit (60mph) unlike later when the OAPs come out. Go earlier would be my advice, but watch out on the blind bends because you do get some tractors on the road occasionally.

The Blakey road doesn't matter so much because there are so many points to overtake - it's a very fast open flowing road with well sighted bends.

To get a decent estimate of time, plan your route on Google-maps based on my info in my last post.

[Gewy]

rhinochopig said:

Depends on how you drive etc. but it takes about 1.5-2.0 hours depending on the specific route. For example, if you cut back at Ayton then you save a lot of time not going so far north and stopping for fuel. That said, a clear run up Stoop Brough in something fast and grippy is a lot of fun

Re: Time of day - traffic is never really bad except on sunny weekends, but obviously the earlier the better.

The 1257 is a very minor commuter route to those working in and around Boro, so does get some traffic on it after 8.00, but at that time it is people doing the speed limit (60mph) unlike later when the OAPs come out. Go earlier would be my advice, but watch out on the blind bends because you do get some tractors on the road occasionally.

The Blakey road doesn't matter so much because there are so many points to overtake - it's a very fast open flowing road with well sighted bends.

To get a decent estimate of time, plan your route on Google-maps based on my info in my last post.

Thanks for additional information

I planned the route on Google-maps using your directions but starting south along B1257 at Hovingham, then at the end of the run cutting cross-country from Welburn back to Hovingham. Google-maps reckon its 72m and will take 2hrs10 which seems quite conservative. Also thinking as an option we might head back via Pickering/Malton after HLH so we can find somewhere for breakfast; and it only adds about 15miles to the route.

We’re looking at an early weekend run so commuters and OAP’s shouldn’t be an issue. Think I was being a bit too cryptic with my reference to traffic in previous reply, might have been a bit more obvious if I’d said BIB
Cheers
Paul

[northandy]

Gewy said:

Thanks for additional information

I planned the route on Google-maps using your directions but starting south along B1257 at Hovingham, then at the end of the run cutting cross-country from Welburn back to Hovingham. Google-maps reckon its 72m and will take 2hrs10 which seems quite conservative. Also thinking as an option we might head back via Pickering/Malton after HLH so we can find somewhere for breakfast; and it only adds about 15miles to the route.

We’re looking at an early weekend run so commuters and OAP’s shouldn’t be an issue. Think I was being a bit too cryptic with my reference to traffic in previous reply, might have been a bit more obvious if I’d said BIB
Cheers
Paul

I do that run through hovingham each morning on my way to work in malton from middlesbrough, its pretty quiet before 7 but can get busy with farm machinery etc (especially this time of year)

Remember if you in malton to have a look around specialist cars, lots of nice metal to look at.

[ShampooEfficient]

An extra bit of road you could try is the B1363, it joins onto the bottom of the 1257, keeps going south and is a cracking drive. Not much at the bottom of it though, so you may be as well turning right round the roundabout at the bottom and going back up again...

[Wedg1e]

For an entertaining diversion, turn left off the Helmsley - Gt. Broughton road for Hawnby, then right as you enter Hawnby for Osmotherley. Straight through Osmotherley and past the reservoir to Danby, then right onto the A172 and up to the same roundabout at Stokesley that you'd arrive at if you stayed on the original road, if you follow... they're largely single-carriageway country lanes with high hedges, passing places, ludicrous bends and places to get airborne - and if you're lucky and don't meet other traffic it's like being on the RAC rally